HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, FRIDAY, DECEMBER 9, 1932.
SEQUEL TO LONDON RICTS
BRITAIN'S SHARP PROTEST TO SOVIET -
THROUGH BUYER'S ACKNOV,]
LONDON, Dec. 7.
QUESTION OF BIMETALLISM
RECENT SPANISH TREASON TRIAL
FATE OF GENERALS MA AND SU
SOLUTION OF SINO- JAPANESE DISPUTE
THE "RED'
APPROACHING MOMENTOUS STAGE AT GENEVA '
AGAIN DISCUSSED IN HOUSE OF LORDS
(THROUGH BETTER'S AGENCY.]
LONDON, Dec. 7.
VERY sharply-worded rebuke PRESSURE by famous British bankers, including Sir Robert Horno, Mr. J. F. Darling and Lori Hundon, in an effort to persuade the Government to foster Vinetal lism continuos..
FURTHER DETAILS OF SENTENCES
{TUROUGH REUTER's acency.}
MADRID, Dec. 7.
AUTHENTICITY OF TOKYO REPORT QUESTIONED
- (THRODOH AEnter's coexcy.
(Tanova AEUTER'S AGENCY.]
GENEVA, Dec. 7.
21-
"TERROR IN HAINAN ISLAND-
MILITARY MAKE BIG EFFORT AT SUPPRESSION.
PERILS AND SUFFERINGS OF THE PEASANTS
was administered to the Rus sian Ambassador in London on November 28, as a sequel to the recent riots in London and to ac- cusations made against Britain in, a Soviet newspaper.
Tho is was once again raised
incumbents are This fact was revealed in the to-day, in the House of Lordy, when Lord Hunsdon mule the charge that Britain had done much to destroy the value of silver, by closing the Indian Minta to silver and placing the rupes on the gold standard.
House of Commons this evening by Captain Anthony Eden, who stal ed that Sir John Simon was com pelled to take serious notice of the activities of the Third Internation; 121 and of Russian press pro- pagpaganda.
Russia Warned.
Sir John Simon, he said, warn ed the Russian Ambassador tissa; continuance of such conduct would! imporil the forthcoming Anglo Russian trade and other negotia tions, and wound up by saying that he required an apology for the Russian newspaper article and by demanding to know clearly shat the Soviet attitude to Britain is.
on This important statement Britain's relations with Russia.was made by Captain Eden, in reply, to a Commons question regarding the activities of the Third Interna tional, in issuing instructions to the British Communist Party to form nuclet in military units and similar organisations, and to the Communist Party in India to or ganise a general strike.
Erventis" Obarges. Captain Eden said:"His Ma jesty's Government have fully con sidered the reports received from the British Ambasundor on this inatier, as well as on the allegations made on November 13 by the Soviel Government
Fiveștia newspaper that the British Foreign Office had instructed their agents to furnish documenta, real or bogus, establish ing the connection between the Soviet Government and the Com- munist International.
"As a result, the Sovie Am bassador in London was requested to come and see the Foreign Se cretary on November 28 and Sir John Simon pointed out to the Am- basander that various malters of'¡ diflculty and complexity, particu- larly in relatien to trade between the Soviet Union and this coun try, would shortly arise for die- cussion between the two Govern. ments.
Apology Necessary.
(From Our Own Correspondent)
NANKING, Dee.. & THE sentences passed in the recent CHINESE circles are alarmed by THE League Assembly is
proaching the stage where it the report alleging that Gen treason trial of officers and
must take a momentous step in the
Kaclwk, Dec. 3. The country; far by rarely, if ever, spending politicians charged with collaboraterals Su Ping Wen and Mr Chan
Shan have been handed over to task of finding a solution to the
around Kachek is quietor than for the night in the village. This next ing in the De Rivera Dictatorship
published in greater the Japanese military authorities, Sino-Japanese dispute. have been
but there is a strong tendency to The Assembly is expected definite-
Home time. The present military man's mother and wife and child detail.
General Berenguer and General question the authenticity of the rely to commit itself to a resolution
continuing their were killed in a raid in 1927 dur- port no such action by the Soviet refusing to recognise Manchukuo Cavalcanti were sentenced to twelve
is considered unimaginable.
as an independent State, but laying campaign against the "Rida" Earlying the communist trouble then, years, confinement in Spain.
An earlier cable will be found down procedure for conellation.
The most important speech of the in November a group of twenty- Another man's village has been for on page 1.]
day was made by Sir John Simon, seven prisoners were brought in' to months so in danger from neigh who, in a long speech, strongly the head officers in Kachek, They bouring bands of communists that favoured conciliation and declared were pitiable abjoots-emaciated, the people dared not stay there. that is the Lytton Report appor ||ioned blance to both sides. Path dirty, unkempt, with matted hair nights and scarcely dared to go
General Anido was sentenced to twelve years in exile in the Balearic Islands
The ex-Minister, Senor Sotello, Lord Hansden declared this was sentenced to twelve years in policy to have been ruinous from exilo in Santa Cruz and General
the viewpoint of all silver-ising Saro do six years exile, the place in Hong Kong countries, causing a disnetrons not being specified. price depression, thereby reducing the standard of living, of, baif the inhabitants of the world.
He urged that bimetallism, as mens of mitigating offering world currency problems, be placed on the agenda for the World Econ- emic Conference..
Parliamentary Earl Stanhope, Under-Secretary of State for War, replying for the Government, de- einred that it was very difficult to get the principul countries of the world to agres to fix a definite ratio of gold to silver.
Undoubtedly, bimetallism would be considered, among other things, at the World Economic Conference, but the Government did not think it so important that it should come near to the top of the agenda.
U.S. REPLY TO BRITISH
NOTE
HANDED TO SIR RONALD
LINDSAY
JACUTER'S AMERICAN SERVICE.]
WAHSHINGTON, Doc, 8,
MR, H. L. STIMSON has handed
the American reply to the second British Note on war debts to Sir Ronald Lindsay, the British Ambassador.
MR. N. CHAMBERLAIN IN PARIS (BRITISH WIRELESH BÈRVICE.]
RUGBY. Dat. 7.
The Chancellor of the Exche quer, Mr. Neville Chamberlain, after attending the usual weekly mesting of the Cabinet, left Lon-
If the Soviet Government wish ed these matters to be discussed in tao usual manner as between Goydon this afernoon for Paris, ac- eraments in friendly relations, they companied by his Treasury Private must apologies for the language of Sercotary. He will there meet the the Izvestia article and also take Prime Minister, Mr. Ramsay Mac- stops to ensure that no further Donald, who arrived at Paris this statements of the kind referred to morning from Geneva, should be made in future.
"It was emphasised to Monsieur Maisky that further indulgence in these tactics would only confuse the issue between the commercial negotiations and propaganda, and render the former, which should be treated on their merits, impossible of conclusion.
"The Fomign Secretary added that as the previous amarances given on behalf of the British Gov-
Both General Andio and Senor Sotelle were sentenced in default.
GIRLS' FATE IN KENYA
** WORSHIP YOUTH'S
HIS DEAD FIANCEE
OF
Nakuru (Kenya). A Kenys: youth, W. R. Ross, aged twenty, son of a big-game hunter, appeared court here in the magistrate's
with murdering Winifred charged
Stevenson, fiancée, Glasgow girl, and her friend, Mar- garet Keppie, of Leeds,
his
晶
Much of the evidence pointed to the careful preparations Ross was alleged to have made for an exten. sive camping holiday, although it appeared that the girls had expect- ed only to be taken to a cinema performance.
Elaborate Indian shawls, worked bedspreads, sheets of the finest linen, blankets, and toilet inquisites -including costly perfumes and powders were included in the mis cellaneous articles piled in the hired motor-car.
Statement not Read.
Friends testified that Ross always spoke in reverent tones, as of one who worshipped," when referring to bis feelings for Miss Stevenson.
Near Misa Keppie's body, which was found at the foot of a gully, was a carefully prepared camp, where inny articles from the motor-car had been placed.
Ross handed the magistrate long, written statement, the con- tents of which were not divulged.
M
GENERAL HIGGINS LEAVING
FOR INDIA
General and Mrs. Higgins are leaving London for their first visit
To-Day
FINE
YESTERDAY'S WEATHER REPORT, FORECAST ANÍ: BEMARKS, 16SUED BY THE ROYAL OBSERVATORY AT 6,10 P.M., STATED!--
THE ANTI-CYCLONE BEMAINS STATIONARY OVER CHINA, AND HAS INCREASED SLIGHTLY IN IN- TENSITY.
то FRESH
ETRONG MONSOON WILL CONTINUE ALONG THE COAST AND OVER THE CHINA SEA.
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LOCAL FORECAST:-N.E. WINDS, FRESH; FINS.
WILL. HINDENBURG RESIGN?
DISGUSTED OVER POLITICAL WRANGLING
Berlin, Nov. 30-The assertion that President Von Hindenburg at Saturday seriously considered resigning in disgust over the m- ability of the rightist parties to reach an agreement in the contro- versy over the chancellorship was made to-day by Der Deutsche, or gan of the Christian trade unions representing a half min work era.
The newspaper declared the re signation of the aged president was desired by the monarchists and add- ed that it would be the hour for making effective the plan for crect- ing a vica regency.
The famly of the foriner Kaiser, who has been living in exile since the end of the World War, is at odds over who should be the vice regent in the event of a return of the monarchy, it was said.
must make concessions.
In the course of the discussion at the extraordinary Assembly of League, the British Foreign Secre tary, Sir John Simon, suggested that the enquiry should be continu- od in the Committeo of Nineteen, to which should be added the repre- sentatives of Rusia and the United
States.
The Leaguo, he said, should con- cern itself with the realities. If direct negotiations gave promise of good results they should be en- couraged by every ments, but the League may be able to assist in the work of conciliation.
The Committee of Nineteen would be more effective for this purpose if the representatives of the two great nations vitally interested in the Far East but not members of the League worn added.
The Covenant of the League is our constitutional law. We are not at liberty to disregard it. We are bound to sustain it.
and beards. There were a number even to their fields in the middle of women among them. Just as of the day, and several of his own being photographed, collateral family have been killed they were
token. It is such things na etc., preparatory to being sent out gr
these that make vivid the plight of the ordinary Chinese-the quiet,; to Hoihow, it was discovered that } two of them were a Christian man industrious farmer and his family, and his wife from a village twen- who only ask to be let alone to
of Kochek.wrest their, living from the soil. ty miles northeast
The Harvest. They were cutting their rice about a year before, and were captured
The farmers are already setting. by communists. Nothing had been
This year due heard of them and they had been out seedling rice given up for dead. And here they to the dry weather and the late were, prisoners with a group of harvest there was barely time ta "Inds" captured about twenty miles set out the sweet potato vines be- southwest of Kachek f
The local pastor at once made application to have them released, and the military-officials said they could be if they were recognized and guaranteed by the heads of the local protective militia in their own region. This is a perfectly
man
fore the fields had to be made
ready for the next rice planting. The crop was the most abundant for several seasons, and the rice is of very good quality.
esting
Winter Clothing.
Lytton Report Praised. He praised the Lytton Report, and alter criticising the action of
The cold weather has brought both China and Japan, said that apart from particular incidents, logical proceeding on the part of
to note the clothing of any the serious fact was that League-the military, as the focal militia ou; winter costumes. It is inter methods had not been employed in are supposed to maintain order in group of children playing in the
their own rogions, but it work market street. It is about of hair: the dispute.
It was their duty to defend the hardships in cases such as this, and half as to old and new style. Covenant and to see that Langue Word was immediately sent to the The old style' ie the tiger head methods were employed as far as militia, but meanwhile the prison cap, with or without the long flap
ers were sent to Hoihow, and there at the back of the neck, and possible in the future.
has been no one to look after the wadded coat or several layers of matter there although one
coats of fairly heavy goods, The made a trip to the port and put new style consists of a knitted in the proper application papers
and sometimes even, a crocheteil "Above all we must seek a prac for release. The heads of local cap of gay colours and a' sweater, tical solution and the League can militia can hardly go clear to the necktic! Trousers are minus or do much if it acts wisely and port, every time there are prison the smaller kiddies, and the regu
settle ers to be released, even with com lar thin cotton cloth on the others. prudently to promote a
pensation for the trip, and in this To those of us who have been in ment."
Britain, he added, would co- particular family the only son is Hainan: some years it is a revela andtion to see how thoroughly demur operate to the utmost of its powers a fifteen-year-old schoolbay,
the only daughter's husband was ticated sweaters and other knitted. in seeking a solution equitable to
which might killed by Communists this past goods have become-they were ^ull- interests, Талдие terminate the present conflict and year. One wonders not only how known ten years ago. They are a remove the possibility of future this particular case will come out, great comfort to the people. Mens
but also how many similarly cap and women alike wear them dur- antagonism. -
Two resolutions sra to be sub-tured innocent victims of Red ing the winter months. miltad to the Assembly on the Sino-raids have been among the recent ly axecuted Communists. Thirty Japanese dispute.
port to-day.
Cars Commandeered,
The first, which is sponsored by or more prisoners were brought! Ireland, Spain and Czecho-Slova- into Kachek yesterday from the kia, condemus the action of Japan region to the west, and sent to the in violating material. treaties,
The second, sponsored by Czecho. Slovakia and Switzerland, suggests that the matter be passed on to the Assembly Commission of Nineteen, hope of becoming emperor later, plus American and Soviet dele: said Der Deutsche, but Princess gates, to devisa conciliation machi. Hermine, wife of the former ruler, nery. recently came from Dors, Holland, to say his father objected.
homa tips on organizing re- taken Crown Princess Cecilie was ported to desire that her eldest, son storm troops and spreading coun- Wilhelm should come vica regent try-wide propaganda. and later emperor.
Crown Frinds Mentioned. Former Crown Prince Wilhelm to India on No 17. The Generalould like to bo selected in the will conduct the jubilee celebrations of the Salvation Army's work throughout India, and Ceylon and due to return to Lord February 27.
Jaring the brief visit they will exchange views with French Minis- ters on the war debts situation in is relation to its effect on the Lau- sanne agreements. tiens will take place to-morrow and at their conclusion Mr. MacDonal will return to Geneva and Mr. Chamberlain to London.
These converse-
erament had been ignored, he would INDIA ROUND TABLE
repeat, finally and categorically, that the policy of His Majesty's Government is to promote trade. relations on a permanent and stable basis, and that they expect the Soviet Government to stale clearly in their reply to the representations what is their policy to this coun-
try.
Since then His Majesty's Am- bassador in Moscow has held simi- lar language to the Soviet Govern-
bient.
CONFERENCE
QUESTIONS OF FINANCE DISCUSSED
[ANITION WIRELESS SERVICE.]
4786
JAPANESE FINANCE
A DEFICIT OF £78,000,000 AT PAR
оп
ان
Should the former Kaiser return to Germany it would be the first time he has left Dutch territory since he lost his throne. Last sum-
National accialist parties were organized recently in Finland and Switzerland. The Swiss nazi leader is Theodore Fischer, an architect. It is also reported that a nazi par ty will be started in Poland, to offset a new "national communist" organization.
Nazis Fail,
The depreciation that is taking mer he and his family visited the place in the yen and also in Japan-Dutch seaside resort of Zandvoort. Talk of restoration of the Hohen- eee Bonds is explained mainly by the Budget figures of Japan's Finzollern dynasty was revived with
the advent of the blue blood" Germany's nazis also are looking Minister. A deficit 788,000,000 yeu (£78,000,000 at par) ministry of Von Papen which took toward Chile. A "social-natione is shown in spite of the drastic office last June 1, and it was be- list" appeal by General Dias, ap- economies which have been effected. lieved the wedding last month of pearing in Chilean newspapers, Princess Sibylle of Baxe-Coburg-brought arourable editorial com It is proposed to meet this deficit
Gotha to Prince Gustaf Adolf ofment in the Hitlerite papers here. by means of a bond issue, and fears that may lead to inflation are at Sweden might provide the occasion The reverse of the picture comes present causing a flight from the for a return to Germany, but the from Sweden and Denmark. In the
former country. the national-social yen. Hence the fall from 1/41d. Kaiser did not attendre ju Monarchy Gains,--
ista, making their first essay at the at the end of October to 1/2)d. now.. This fall has occurred in spite of Rallying to their formarsloyalty polls, failed to win a single seat improving trade figures. The main to the Wittelsbach fully thou-in the new Swedish parliament cause of the deficit is, undoubtedly sands of Bavarians, are expenting Japan's war expenditure on the an early proclamation of restored Northern China campaign. In view monarchy in that inte of the country's past record it is Prince Rupprecht, 3-year-old heir to the defunct throne, in the mittee on Federal finance with Lord believed that the Japanese nation Roel as Chairman, an Anglo-Indian will successfully surmount its pre- centre of the movement, and man. agers of the campaign claim that LONDON, Deo. 8.-
their cause. is gaining converts Education Committee under the sent financial difficulties,
daily,
"The Foreign Secretary has now
RUGBY, Dec. 7.
received an oral reply from the TODAY'S sosion of the Indian Soviet Ambassador which is at pre- Round Table Conference was sent under consideration,"
devoted to a discussion on Federn financo, which will be continued to
NO APOLOGY
THROUGH MUTER'S AGENDS: 1
morrow.
The Confermes et up & com.
It is learned that the Soviet have chairmanship of Lord Irwin, and refused to apologise for the pro- Pinancial Safeguards. Committee pagandist articles which appeared under the chairmanship of Sir in the pain, on the ground that Samuel Hoare. they cannos to held responsible for decision taken by the editorial board.d
THEATRICALS TOURING SCENERY IN A HANDBAG
8
A Fine School.
The Albert J. Pitkin Memoria?) School for Girls, at Kiungchow, was started by members of the American Presbyterian Mission about 1890. Mra. McCandlias had the Bucleus of a school when sho The campaign now is being cLT started little girls to studying,
come. Miss Henrietta Montgomery ried on in districte south and west even paying them copper cas ed back into wooded districts, cut came to the field in 1894 and soon The "Reds" are gradually fore off from food supply, and the no- began a regular school, and later diers close in upon them, hiring Miss Mas Chapin was the efficient men to clear wide, roadways into principal until the difficulties in 1927. The school was closed for the bush.
At Kachok the military com- two years and then was re-opened mancur cars and keep from twen under a Chinese principal, Mies ty to thirty on hand every day Dong, who had the work for one: where the military telephone sys the present principal, could finish ready to rush soldiers to any place year until Miss Chu Kheng Hou, tem given warning of an attack. her work and graduate from Ling- Wo understand that the cars are nan University, Canton, allowed 23.00 per day compensa tion, furnishing their own oil and repairs while the military provide so many cars has a bad effect on the gasoline used. Commandeering traffic.
On November 20th the school had & re-unionof graduates and former gular alumni association. About forty or fifty girls attended, and students, and made plans for a re
it was a happy time. The gradu Better cars will not come near ates, of the school are many of the market lest they be caught them teachers, a number having Cars from Hoihow discharge pas taken training away from the is sengers two or three miles outside land. Two of the graduates are the market and take cover in the physiciane graduated from Hac nearby villages, and passengers for kett, Medical School, Canton, and: Iloihow go out to them in the there are several nurses and train- mornings On market days rice is ed midwives among the group. brought in by carriers, swinging the old-fashioned bag from their carrying poles, a sight scarcely seen here for the last several years The "Red" Terror.
HAWKER CAUTIONED
SEQUEL TO CONVICTION
CONSTABLES
This result staggered German Tas cists, who believed their Swedish colleagues might profit from depres sion dissatisfaction and the Kreuger scandals.
About the same time relations be tween Danish and German nazis
At a gathering which your cor severe strain. Herr suffered Jensen, leader of the German minor- respondent attended recently some Dr. George Helm, peasant, leader ilies living in the Danish section twenty-five Chinese guests were a of the Bavarian people's party, of Bchleswig, withdrew from the so present. The experiences of
A sequel to the conviction.com said. that undoubtedly 75 per Danish nazi party after hearing some of them were known to na cent of the population ate wavine that the Danish nazis hoped to Here were man and his wife wednesday of two Guions coll- ed menarchists," and the prince take a slice off Germany so as to compelled to Bos- from their Vilatables on charges ofcepting a A stage-lighting expert when himself told a recent gathering incorporate Danish minorities liv- lagca because of "communiste some bribe was the appearance yester qutomobile business in 1914 and
thing over a year ago. Com day before Mr. Wynno-Jones of the become affiliated with various demonstrating on Nov, is the back that Bavaria must refect any sting in Germany
dite Fascist Monacomuniste dre, gone from that region hawker who was the main witness utilities
stage and auditorium equipment tempt aiming at centrallsing the Born at South Bend, fad,, Aug.mado by a well known firm of elec. Reich after French, principles "In other words, the nationalistic now. The wife had just been home against the constabler."
Hiller's Nordica ima of the Germans clashed with for a few days to harvestido 1, 1871, Studebaker was educated at trical engineers in Westminster
She told of the condition of the The defendant was alleged to Berlin, Nov 30-Hitleris Hopes those of their Danish brethren, Northwestern and Illinois univer prophesied the time when & touring sities and at the age of 20 entered company going from London to of promoting a Nordic alliance Vorwaerts, the leading German house just a shell left standing have collected bribes on behalf of the entploy of his family's amoern, Manchester would be able to carry in northern Europe have offered socialist newspaper, interpreted the Beams were so unsafo, they had certain comtables.
green loge, and all the furnishings of collecting bribes on behalf. founded on the manufacture of nearly the whole of its scenery in a setbacke in Sweden and Denmark, Swedish-election-as-a-Hitler fai-been replaced. temporarily the Magistrate convicted Chanc horse-drawn vehicles. He became portmantau By means of but nazi leaders are encouraged by lure, saying:
Though it is in Sweden and were gone. Here was a man whose of her officers, but said that he treasurer in 1901 and in 1011 trea-special gas-filled lamp placed on the fascist developments in England,
Danmark that the Aryan-Teutonic mother was killed by communists wirer of the modern Studebaker floor of the stage and a painted Finland, Switzerland and Chile. Corporation when it was founded. slide, the demonstrator succeeded The recent founding of the Bri- race existe unalloyed and fres from last sumder. This man was held would take into consideration that har Clement Studs ! After he resigned he became pr. throwing a scene of rolling hille tish Union of Fascists by Bir Oriental and Semitic influences, by bandits for several days, only defondant had been, in gaol. had basisted the police to, being the baker, utilities-magnate and memsident of the North American Light And tall, stately populars on to a wald Mosley is hard by German nazis seem to be absent. Strange managing to escape when the robed November and sleg that het her of the family which founded and Power Company, the Illinois plain white backcloth. This picture newspapers to have been the result that genuine Nordics don't want to hers themselves fled before an tholiquedés to justi the Studebaker automobile.com Power nul Light Corporation, the looked satisfactory to the eye, ex- of conferences with Hitler, and with be associated with Hitlerism! The pected attack Hero was a school- reason is that Sweden and Den- teacher, whose home village has pany, died day of a heart attçok illinois Traction Company and had oopt in contrast to some ordinary Mussolini
From Munich nazi headquarters mask are stions gentine cul- been raided time after time, his Worship cantioned the defen -Af the age- of; 01.
connections with other concetak nainted canvas which was placed in Studebake resigned from thelle was a trustee of DePauw the foreground to hide the projector the British baronet is said to have ture-upholders of democracy and cows and pigs taken, his rice sto-hires up in the
Jen, but bir family has escaped so far frứ the in the centre of the stage.
(Cominued on next Column) socialismo (Continued at foot of neat Ochima) University.
DEATH OF CLEMENT STUDEBAKER
TEATIES-AND-MOTOR MAGNATE
His defan...”